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The genetical bandwidth mapping: a spatial and graphical representation of population genetic structure based on the Wombling method.

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Characterizing the spatial variation of allele frequencies in a population has a wide range of applications in population genetics. This article introduces a new nonparametric method, which provides a two-dimensional representation of a structural parameter called the genetical bandwidth, which describes genetic structure around arbitrary spatial locations in a study area. This parameter corresponds to the shortest distance to areas of significant allele variation, and its computation is based on the Womble's systemic function. A simulation study and application to data sets taken from the literature give evidence that the method is particularly demonstrative when the fine-scale structure is stronger than the large-scale structure, and that it is generally able to locate genetic boundaries or clines precisely.

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hal-00370259 , version 1 (24-03-2009)

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A. Cercueil, Olivier François, S. Manel. The genetical bandwidth mapping: a spatial and graphical representation of population genetic structure based on the Wombling method.. Theoretical Population Biology, 2007, 71 (3), pp.332-41. ⟨10.1016/j.tpb.2007.01.007⟩. ⟨hal-00370259⟩
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